Electrical controller.



E. BEDELL. ELEGTBIGAL CONTROLLER. ArrrLIuA'non-nmsn un. s, 1am.

Patented Sept 6,1910.

f WITNESSES:

o. E. BBIjELL.

4ELEG'IRIGAL CONTROLLER. P'PLIOATIUH rILnD unna, 1901.

WIVTNESSES:

,Y Patented slept; 6, `1910.

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, iNvENTon 4 G. E. BEDELL. ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER. APILIOATION HIJBD JAN. 6, 1907.

rammed sepa 6,1910.

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T www WlTNESSES:

o. E. BEDBLL ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER. A PPLIOATIDN FILED JARS, 1907:

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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WITNESSES y rNvENTOR C. E. BEDELL. ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED uns. 19o?.

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Patented $911116,V 1910.

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' ATTORNEYS 369,515- I y l Application ned January 5, 1907. serial no.d 350,958. To .all l,whom t concern."

citizen of the United 'States'. .of/Wilkinsburgin the county of Allegheny lle . thathare employed in ling motors of automobiles and similar vehi-4 UNLTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

einen EjBEDELL, or WILkmsBvnc', PENNSYLVANIA, Assiette@ 'ro wnsrrnenouse ELECLBIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

."Be it kiiown'that I, CARL E. BEDEIlIn a 'and a .resident vand State :of Pennsylvania, have vvinvented,

ya new and useful Improvement-in Electrical Gontrollers,of which the following isa spec wi'i'caton.

finvention'relates to controllersffor electric `motors, and .particularly to those the control of propel- 4" The object of my invention is to provide .a

controllervthat shallv be simple in construe-- tion and operation and that shall vembody means whereby unintentional or accidental reversal of the connections may be prevented.

"In the. controllers that have heretofore.

A Suchcontroller-s, however, have beenfquite effects application of the -z-i directions. 5.

unsatisfactory in service because. movement.

'of the oiiierating handle through or beyond itsl initial or "ofi' position is often effected accidentally when it is only intended to return it to its ofl' position, and thus the motor x com'iections` may become reversed While the motors are still revolving'at considerable speed in the original and non-corresponding direction. The motors may thereby become damaged andr the vehicle may be stopped more quickly than is desired or its direction of movement may even be reversedwthers have devised means 'for rendering itdifficult or impossibleto accidentally or unintentionally move the controller handle through the off position, but s uch means have generally been inconvement to .operate and otherwise unsatisfactory in service.

controller handle is -inovable from the initial or @soif position,- foiibothtforicard and. re-

I oflro'tation'cftlie motors; hough 1n .different planes and, i-fthe handle .is .moved beyond the off position, itiv only brakes, a result tiat is generally desirable.

Figure l ofthe accom vanying drawings issn plan 'ew o-fja controller that embodies v:entrerincer. coN'rRonLEn.

Specionltio'n of' Letters; Patent.

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ratentedsept. e, l'1910.

v'The frame for the controller comprises substantially triangular shaped end pieces l and 2 that are connected by angle ironside Secured tothe side piece 3 by means of a .screw 5 is a wooden or other suitable block 6 upon which are mounted a. l'ilurality of resilient Contact fingers 7, 8, 9, 10, 1l, 12, 13 and 14 that are connected to armature 15 and eld magnet windings 16,' 17' and 18- of an .electric motor, al resistance 1,9, and a source of energy, such as a battery 20, as .indicated in Fig. 4. `The lower corners of the end -brackets 1 and 2 are provided with bearingsfor a shaft 21, mounted rup.o11, but insulated from, which are a plu- `r-ality vof'drum segments 22, 23, 24k and 25 that are adapted to be moved into and. out of engagement with the stationary contact lingers 7 to 14, inclusive, ly the rotation of the shaft. The shaft 21 is operated by meansv of lever 2G .that is pivotally a.t tach'ed at its lower end to one end of the shaft 2l. The lever26 projects through an opening in the .outer end of an arm or bracket 27 having. a cylindrical sleeve portion 28 that surrounds the shaft 21 and projects through 'the end-bracket 1, the inner end. `bein-gprovided with a circumferential recess for the reception' of a collar-or washer i 29 that prevents vremoval of the cylindrical portion 28 from the aperture in the end. bracket. The a'r1n27 thus provides a fulcruni forthe operating lever 26, such that the llever may effect longitudinal adjustment lof theshaft 21, with the parts that are mounted thereon, .as well as rota-tion thereof.

The arm'2T/ rot-ates with the operating lever 2 6 and, in fthe. 4initial' foIf Qf. position, ga projectionv` `30' vupon the outer nd "thereof .is located between two-slightly rounded 'stops l' that aire formed integral with :the end in this'. manner,

bracket l, the arm 27 eilig, stiffeneds'o that longitudinal adjustment of the shaftQl may bel e v ected without danger of breaking or. displacing. the same.

mal operation and with an extension havingan inwardly inclined face d corresponding to the position of the controller vwhich eliects the circuit connections tor an emergency motor speed. A roller` 35, that is carried atthe free end of an army 36, is maintained in engagement with the. periphery of the segfu ment 34 by means of a spring 37 that sur rounds a stationary post 38 upon which the arm 36 is pivotally mounted, one end of the post 38 being screw-threaded into the end bracket 1. 'lhe notch corresponding to the initial or off position of the controller is provided by al roller 40 that is mounted upon a pin 41 with its axis parallel to the plane of the segment 34 and the peripheral surface of which is beveled inwardly from y its ends. The roller is provided with cylindrical surfaces 42 and 43 at -its ends and with an intermediate enlarged and sub-v stantially spherical portion 44, the portion 42 being adapted to engagethc .periphery of the segment 34 when thecontroller occupies the position indicated in the drawings,

and-the surface 43 being adapted to engage the segment 34 when the controller drum is moved longitudinally to the position indicated by broken lines in Fig, The enlarged-portion 44 of the roller 35 coperates with the roller 40 to accentuate the two operating longitudinal positions of the controller, and to prevent it from occupying an intermediate posit-ion. The segment 34 is provided with a slot at 45 the sides of which are substantially concentric with theshai't 21, the width of the slot being but slightly larger than'the diameterofa pin 46, that' projects from theend bracket 1 of the controller,'but less than the diameter ost a head 47 upon the free end of the4 pin. The slot is enlarged at a location corresponding tov the; initial or offf position of the controller 'to a diameter slightly greater than,

the. diameter 4of the head 47 of the pin 46,

"so that onl when the controller occupies its initial or off position will the longitudinal adjustment of the shaft and the drum be possible. Y

In the opera-tion of the controller, the 0perating lever 26 will be moved from its :initial or cifposition, as indicatedin full lines in Fig. 2, toward the left for both for ward and backward loperation of the vehicle upon which it may be mounted, though, for

forward operation, it will be moved in a' plane substantially normal to the shaft 21,

as indicated by the full line position in Fig. 3, and,'for backv'vfard operation.l it Will-be desirable. y e .For backwardV operation, the drum 'se'g;

moved in a plane disposed at an angle to the normal plane, asy indicated by the broken line position in Fig. 3. That is, for forward operation, the segments 22, to 25,'inclusive, will be simply rotated from the positions in dicated in the full lines inA the drawings into engagement with the corresponding Contact fingers, while, for backward operation, they will be first adjusted longitudinally and will then be moved into engagement with the stationary contact fingers, different circuit connections and relations being thereby caused to exist.

The circuit connections' that are established for each position of the controller may be readily understood by referring to Fig. 4.. For forwardV operation, the controller segments 22 to 25, inclusive, will be moved from left to right until they are engaged by the corresponding'stationary contact fingers along the positioirindicating line a and the member 42 engages the notch a. A circuit is then established from the positive terminal of the battery 20by way of parts hearing reference characters 12, 25, 11 and 18, and another circuit isuestablished from the battery, by way of parts bearing reference characters '19, 16, 17, 7, 22, 8, 15, 10, 23 and 9. 16 andy 17 are connected in series with the armature 15 and resistance 19 is includ-ed in this circuit, and the shunt field magnet winding 18 is supplied through a separate circuit. Movement of the controller to the po sition b causes the member 42 to engage the Thus, the field magnet windings notch b andthe segment 25'to engage contact linger 13, the irsistan'ce 19 being thereby shunted. Movement of the controller to the position o effects engagement of the niember 42 and the notch c and disengagement vof the partel l2 and 11, the circuit of the shunt winding 18 being thereby interrupted. In position d, which is the emergency posi tion 'of the controller, the member 42 engages the inwardly inclined face d and the segment 25 engages contact finger 14, the portion 16 of the series lield Winding beingA thereby shunted.

By reason ofthe inward inclination of the Face CZ and the spring pressure exerted. upon the member 42, the latter will return to the notch c if the lever 26 is released. ItV follows, therefore, that the motor or motors will be operated at the emergency speed only. so long as the lever 26 is manually retained- It would, of ossible to apply a supplemental force in or er .to insure an automatic return in its emergency position. course,be

of the controller from position dto position c, if such additional force were found ositions indicated by the broken lijne'sfin ig. 4, and the contro ner, with segmentsfengaged by the contact lingers to soconne'ct the motors as to con.-

.vert them into bi'altliig., generators.

"i apply the 4brakes,and," consequently, 11o seri- -61562, 63, 64, 65 and '66 to govern the direc- 5'5 lso vanother' vcircuitfisestablished tromthe batprovided rvvith anextensio'n 49 having an eye troller handle'in a clockwise direction, it' the descri'ption., .that 'itmithez r moved beyond its olf Wposition iii returnous damage can I occur. 40 l v/pilrpose f'goverinngltvv'o or n ifore.l motors, 1t

divided into tivo sections 51 and 52,V that 'v ses,

til the segments `engage the corresponding contact lingers along the position-indicating lines. ln position c, a circuit' is established from the battery 2G, by Way of parts bearing reference numeralsfli), 25', ll: and 18, back to the battery, as for forward operation, and

tery, by .Way of' parts bearing reference numerals 1 9," 16, 17, 7, 22, 24, l0, l5, 8, 28 and 9, it being observed Ythat the direction oth current flow in the varmature 15 is reversed; As the controller-is'moved'to the position t, the-segment-25 engages' contact lingers 13 andv the -resistance ltiis removed from the circuit. `Further `rotation of thecontroller, however, e l'ects no additional vchanges in the circuits, vso that, for backward operation, only tWo comparati vely slow speeds are` obtainable,A

The lower lend of the' arm orfbracket 27 is at its .outer'end whereby it maybe connected toa chain or'. cable'tor actuating brales tor the' vehicle, thefbrales being set when the lever 26 is moved ina cloclnvise direction to ortowardthe broken line position indicated at 50.` Ifdesired, electrical' braking may also be effected by movement of the condrum isprovidethiri a wellunderstood man- It Will bei understood,from the foregoing' controller lever is ing it to thatposition, 'the only result is to When .the controller iseniployed tor the 4may be desirable tolelfect longitudinal adjus'tme-ntoffomythe" portion of the drum that'is -employed forI causing lreversal or the connections and direction of rotation of the p motors. Av structure adapted for such 'operation is shown in Figs. and 6, in which the main shaft `of the controller' lis are joined at 32 by a slotand tongue conneotiomand uponl the section 5l are mounted drum segments 53, 54, 55, `56, 57 and 58 that coperate with. contact fingers 59, 60,

tion of rotation of the motors, While the section 52 is provided with drum segments 67, 68, 69, and 7l that coperate with con- `tactlingers 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 8f) and 81 to el'ect speed control of the motors;y The circuit connections may b e best understood by'referring to Fig. 6 in 'Wliich'tivo motors, having armatures 82 and 83 and' field magnet'windings 84, 85, 86 and 87, and

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lingers of the controller. lvVhen the controller occupies the position. c, a circuit is established from one terminalot the battery 88, by way ot devices bearing reference numerals 7a, e7, 7i, se, 7e, ea, 75, e5, 5a, 5a, ce, sa, e2, er, es, 5e, el, sa, 66,57, e5, e7, 79, 71, and 86, to the other terminal of the battery. Thus the armature and field magnet windings ot the motors are all connected in series relation. ln position j ot' the controller, two circuits are established, one from' one terminal of the battery 88, by Way of the devices bearing' reference nurrcrals 7a, e7, 72, ci, ai, ea, sa, so, 5a, 5a, e5, 75, ea, 76, 84, 74, 68, 70 and 78, to the other terminal of the battery. The other circuit that is established is by Way of devices bearing reference numerals 88, 73, 67, 72, 63, 56, 64, '83, 66, 57, 65, 87', 79, 7l, 80 and 86, The motors are then connected in parallel relation with the tivo sections of the field magnet winding of each motor, in series relation. tion g, the two sections of the field magnet "winding of each motor are connected in parallel relation, but since the mode ot' effecting speed control forms no partof the present invention, itis not-deemed necessary to describe the circuits in detail.

lVhen it is desired to cause reversal of the direction of rotation of the motors, the segments 53 to 58, inclusive, Will be moved. to the broken. line positions of Fig.l 6. Then, When the controller occupies the position e, a circuit is established by Way of the devices bearing reference numerals 88, 73, 67, 74, ai, 7c, no, 75, sa, 5a, e2, s2, Go, si, er, es, 5c, sa, ce, sa, ci, 57, (sa, e7, 79, 7i, 8l) and lt will be observed'that the diT rection of current flou' in the armatures 82 and 823 is reversed with respect to the direction oi dow in the lield magnet Winding-s, as

before they segments to 58 were moved longitudinally.

'l claim Vas my invent-lon:

axially adjustable to cause the members to coperate indifferent relations, and a single lever tor'etlecting such adjustment and also rotation of the rotatable member.

- 2. A controller comprising cooperating switch members, one of which is both rotatable and axially adjustable to cause variations in the ,circuit arrangements, and a single lever for etiectingboth adjust-ments. 3. The combination with an electric motor, of a controller comprising coperating switch members one of which is rotatable to edect speed variation and is axially adjustable to govern the direction of rotation of the motor.

4. The combination with an electric moabattery orother suitable source 88 are connected in the proper manner to the contact tor, of a controller comprising Contact cir- Then the controller occupies posicompared with the direction of` current How l. .A controller comprising coperating relatively rotatable members one ofwhich is cuit terminals, a rotatable and longitudi-4 nally adjustable member and an operating lever ythat rotates said' member in one direction to effect variation of motor speed and in the opposite direction to effect braking, and adjusts-it longitudinally to govern the direct-.ion of motor rotation.

5. The combination with an electric motor, of a controller comprising a switch member that is axially adjustable to govern the direction of rotation of the motor and is rotatable in' one direction 'only from its iniv tial position to effect speed variation.

6. Thev` combination with an electric motor, of a 'controller comprising a switch member that is axially adjustable to `govern the direction of rotation of the motor and is rotatable in one direction' only from its initial position to effect speed variation, and means for preventing axial movement of the member except when it occupies its initial. position.

l 7. A. controller comprising CDPefflting relatively rotatable switch members one Aof which-is axially adjustabletocause vari ations` in .the circuit arrangements, and means for preventing' axial adjustment of the-member except when the controller occupies its initial position.

8. Thecombination with an electric mo# lor, ofa. controller comprising ,cooperating 'switch members one of which is rotatable and axially adjustable and is provided with a set of segments for `governing the speed of .rotationY of the motor, and another set for governing the direction ofrotation of the motor. 1 1

E). A controller comprising two sets of contact" fingers, a drum having segments to cooperate with said tingers,'and a'single-leverl which serves to `turn said drum on "its axisand to adjust it longitudinally.

i :10. VA controller comprising coperating switch members one of which is movable in' two paths, .and

position indicating means for each path. l 4

` 11. A position-indicating device compris ing a 4rotatable 4and axially movable cam segment havingfg,V peripheral notches, a grooved roller carried thereby and forming one of the notches', and a resiliently actuated roller having end portions the one orv the other of which normally engages the pe-y riphery ollthe cam segment, and an enlarged intermediate portion.l

ing a rotatable and axially movable cam segment having peripheral notches and an annular slot, a grooved roller carried thereby and formingone of the notches, a resili ently actuated roller having an enlarged mid-- dle portion and end portions, the one or the other of which normally engages the periph-n ery of the cam segment, and a stationary pin that may be inserted into or removed from v b5 12. A ,positionindicating device c'fmprisl the annular slot in thesegment only when .the rollers are in engagement.

13. A controller for electric motors hav ing an operating lever, means for retaining sald'lever in any one of a plurality of speedgoverning positions to which. it may `be moved, and means for returningthe lever from the emergency speedl position to the y -maximum normal speed position, Whenref leased.

' 14. In a controller for velectrlc;motors3 an operating lever having a'segment provided v with a plurality of peripheral notches .correspending 'to normal motor speed posltions,

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